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“Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening” - RL - 7/24/2018 9:16:28 PM
- Remember, Satan put all those fossils in the ground... - ER - 7/24/2018 11:38:33 PM

To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUN… - RL - 7/23/2018 4:04:27 AM
- Aaaand we are back to 'Russian interference is a hoax' - RL - 7/23/2018 4:08:56 AM
  - It is a dark and stormy night at the whitehouse... - RL - 7/23/2018 4:10:36 AM
    - I'm back to wondering about his meds... - mcfly - 7/23/2018 6:29:06 PM
      - He deserves our pity. - ER - 7/23/2018 6:46:03 PM
        
        No... just our contempt... - RL - 7/24/2018 2:20:58 AM

In case you forgot... - RL - 7/24/2018 2:05:48 AM

Guess who's coming to dinner? - ER - 7/22/2018 3:54:28 PM
- And guess who is eating our lunch... - RL - 7/23/2018 2:54:46 AM

"All who believe in this country’s values must vote for Democrats this fall. Policy differences don’t matter right now. History has its eyes on us." - RL - 7/22/2018 1:30:47 AM

How do you solve a problem like Maria? - RL - 7/21/2018 5:13:52 PM
- "Moscow Center prides itself on getting its people back"-- John Le Carre. - ER - 7/21/2018 5:38:58 PM
  - They don't all look like Natasha Fatale. - ER - 7/21/2018 6:58:10 PM
    - I'd tap that...person's phone. - RL - 7/22/2018 12:03:25 AM
      - She cleans up pretty well, too. - ER - 7/22/2018 12:56:04 AM

Trump nominated the ONE man that believes the president should be above the law - RL - 7/22/2018 12:41:08 AM
- Typical Conservative hypocrisy. - ER - 7/22/2018 12:49:47 AM

State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0. - RL - 7/21/2018 4:26:08 PM
- Maybe they have determined... - ER - 7/21/2018 4:41:31 PM
  - The vast majority of the GOP feels so strongly about this... - ER - 7/21/2018 6:49:40 PM

Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence - RL - 1/13/2018 4:12:59 AM
- Another pantload - RobVG - 1/23/2018 12:58:38 AM
  - Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payment to Playboy Model - RL - 7/20/2018 9:13:53 PM
    - It doesn't matter how many times he gets caught red-handed. - ER - 7/21/2018 3:04:43 AM
  - Trump's lawyer just admitted it... - RL - 2/16/2018 7:05:54 AM
  - you might actually belive that if you only watch fox news... - RL - 1/23/2018 1:02:37 AM
    - Is NPR okay? - RobVG - 1/23/2018 1:53:50 AM
      - From the NPR article that you selectively copied from and did not link to... - RL - 1/23/2018 2:23:47 AM
        
        "selective copying" - hank - 1/23/2018 5:50:52 PM
        
        When they engage in such dishonesty, do they understand it is an admission that they have lost? - RL - 1/23/2018 10:48:29 PM
        
        It goes even deeper than that. - hank - 1/23/2018 11:21:23 PM
      - Rob, you are embarassing yourself.... - RL - 1/23/2018 2:06:13 AM
        
        Alot of dust - RobVG - 1/23/2018 2:24:00 AM
        
        Yup.... I was right, you will whore yourself to this creature til the very end... - RL - 1/23/2018 2:34:22 AM
        
        This is a job for the DOJ - RobVG - 1/23/2018 2:53:59 AM
        
        Same link I posted below... - RL - 1/23/2018 3:02:40 AM
        
        There is the verified payment, there is the detailed interview with her long before he ran for president... - RL - 1/23/2018 2:11:50 AM
        
        As Bannon said.... - RL - 1/23/2018 2:20:06 AM
    - The payment has been verified... - RL - 1/23/2018 1:20:12 AM
    - You see, Rob, you are always going to look like a fool defending this creature... - RL - 1/23/2018 1:15:28 AM
- Been in the headlines for a week now. Go figure.... - RobVG - 1/20/2018 2:40:57 AM
- So what. - RobVG - 1/13/2018 10:34:38 PM
  - It seems that if republicans didn't have situational ethics, they wouldn't have any ethics at all - BuckGalaxy - 1/16/2018 8:17:02 AM
    - They whore their ethics to the lowest bidder... - RL - 1/17/2018 2:01:49 AM
  - Not to mention that neither Kennedy, Johnson, nor Clinton - Robert - 1/14/2018 1:47:30 AM
    - Most here grew up in a different time - RobVG - 1/14/2018 2:31:30 AM
      - No, I did not grab women when I was young - mcfly - 1/15/2018 12:27:59 AM
      - It amazes me that you are so oblivious about what you reveal about the nature of your character here... - RL - 1/14/2018 7:58:57 AM
        
        Thanks for the insight. - RobVG - 1/14/2018 4:19:20 PM
      - Yes we've all copped a feel at one time or another. Especially us older guys. - hank - 1/14/2018 4:27:47 AM
        
        Times change - Robert - 1/17/2018 12:39:54 AM
        
        Absolutely n/t - RobVG - 1/17/2018 1:11:34 AM
  - Its a small thing compared to the treason he committed, and you supported... - RL - 1/14/2018 1:42:57 AM
    - Pendanticism. - RobVG - 1/14/2018 3:09:36 AM
      - Don't you mean "pedanticism"? - hank - 1/14/2018 4:10:24 AM
        
        Yeah, that :) - RobVG - 1/14/2018 4:31:02 AM
        
        How is it pedantic to ask if you are still sticking by the claim you made so often and so loudly? - RL - 1/14/2018 7:56:04 AM
  - Rob rob rob... - hank - 1/14/2018 12:25:30 AM
    - Point taken. - RobVG - 1/14/2018 1:19:54 AM
- Real men have "needs".. - hank - 1/13/2018 5:18:04 AM
  - Yeah, I know... The failing Wall Street Journal is Fake news... - RL - 1/13/2018 5:24:11 AM
    - Well, its on the Huff Post and NYT, now. - hank - 1/13/2018 5:30:50 AM
      - Target rich environment. - hank - 1/13/2018 2:34:48 PM

“I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon.”-Says Draft Dodger - RL - 2/27/2018 1:30:18 AM
- He meant to say he "wouldn't" have run in there.... - RL - 7/20/2018 9:08:41 PM
- I'm neither surprised nor outraged. Trump is Trump, we've come to expect this from him. - hank - 2/27/2018 3:39:39 AM
  - Due to ignorance, or mental impairment, Trump might not necessarily be guilty of anything. - ER - 2/27/2018 3:06:34 PM

Director of National Intelligence one of the last to know that Trump has invited Putin to the White House... - RL - 7/20/2018 3:10:28 AM
- We still don't know what was agreed to in Helsinki, Republicans have blocked action to protect our elections, Cyber defense experts being fired and resigning - RL - 7/20/2018 3:19:52 AM
  - Events are spiraling into the abyss... - RL - 7/20/2018 3:26:45 AM
    - This isn't about the GOP protecting Trump. - ER - 7/20/2018 1:13:12 PM

Some comments on RL's last tsunami of press reports and indictments. - ER - 7/19/2018 3:08:44 PM
- NYT Op-Ed from GOP congressman: "Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?" - RL - 7/20/2018 4:04:58 AM
  - What we should do... - ER - 7/20/2018 12:53:02 PM

U.S. Officials ‘at a Fucking Loss’ Over Latest Russia Sell Out - RL - 7/19/2018 4:04:55 AM
- As Russians describe ‘verbal agreements’ at summit, U.S. officials scramble for clarity - RL - 7/19/2018 4:12:47 AM
  - What good is a verbal agreement if there are no witnesses.? - ER - 7/19/2018 3:48:12 PM
    - Don't worry... you can be certain Putin has the meeting on tape... - RL - 7/19/2018 6:16:30 PM
- To be clear- Trump has no doubt that Putin is meddling in our elections... - RL - 7/19/2018 4:06:46 AM

The Maria Butina indictment - RL - 7/17/2018 11:10:49 PM
- Re: The Maria Butina indictment - RL - 7/17/2018 11:16:07 PM
  - US PERSON 1 - RL - 7/19/2018 4:28:31 AM
  - It is pretty clear who 'Political Party 1' is... - RL - 7/18/2018 12:40:52 AM

Trump has known that Putin meddled in our election in order to aid Trump from the start... - RL - 7/19/2018 3:52:44 AM

Trump walks back the walk-back of the walk-back of the capitulation... - RL - 7/18/2018 10:00:21 PM

Trump: " I think the European Union is a foe..." - RL - 7/15/2018 4:35:42 PM
- Different worlds - RobVG - 7/15/2018 10:50:27 PM
  - ...And your world is treason... - RL - 7/18/2018 12:43:49 AM
    - The sad thing is, you actually believe what you're saying. n/t - RobVG - 7/18/2018 1:29:13 AM
      - So, you are cool with Trump's behavior in Helsinki? - RL - 7/18/2018 1:34:45 AM
        
        A view from outside the west - RobVG - 7/18/2018 9:19:52 PM
        
        Oh the irony... an OPINION piece WRITTEN BY A RUSSIAN in AL JAZEERA - RL - 7/18/2018 9:30:29 PM
        
        Have you taken a look at what our ALLIES are saying? - RL - 7/18/2018 9:50:20 PM
        
        You and those like you are in a bubble. The rest of the country is waking up. n/t - RobVG - 7/18/2018 2:14:10 AM
        
        You MUST know most americans disapprove of your cheeto messiah? - RL - 7/18/2018 3:23:18 AM
        
        You could be right. - RobVG - 7/18/2018 1:53:03 PM
        
        Do you think there is ANYTHING positive to say about his performance with Putin?! - RL - 7/18/2018 9:00:36 PM
        
        Can you even manage a post without insults and rants? n/t - RobVG - 7/18/2018 9:20:55 PM
        
        Can you address the facts- just once? - RL - 7/18/2018 9:24:38 PM
        
        Not waking up on the side of the bed that helps you... - RL - 7/18/2018 2:47:11 AM
        
        And did you believe his flip-flop excuse today? - RL - 7/18/2018 1:49:52 AM
  - So you think our historical allies are now our enemies? - RL - 7/16/2018 12:49:21 AM
  - They never learn - ER - 7/15/2018 11:31:51 PM
    - Meanwhile Trump emboldens the neo-nazis overseas - RL - 7/16/2018 12:22:11 AM
      - The Europeans have an immigrant problem for the same reason we do. - ER - 7/16/2018 1:14:17 AM
        
        These ageing Trump supporters are in for a nasty surprise in a decade or so... - RL - 7/16/2018 1:38:34 AM
        
        no problem. - ER - 7/16/2018 3:11:03 PM
- "Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of the people" - RL - 7/15/2018 7:05:25 PM

Confront Corruption/ Demand Democracy protests near you tomorrow night - RL - 7/18/2018 2:46:01 AM

Democrats want Trump's interpreter to testify before Congress - RL - 7/18/2018 1:02:42 AM

"I spoke to him, he says he didn't do it..." - RL - 7/18/2018 12:57:29 AM

How many of his supporters are stupid enough to believe Trump's laughable explanation? - RL - 7/17/2018 10:45:25 PM
- Also in his statement today... - RL - 7/17/2018 10:49:47 PM
- All of them. - ER - 7/17/2018 10:47:24 PM
  - I'm afraid you're correct - mcfly - 7/17/2018 11:09:16 PM
  - I suspect you are right.... - RL - 7/17/2018 10:53:00 PM

Prelude to the final act, Podrock? - RL - 7/17/2018 2:28:39 AM
- I'm not surprised Butina met Trump at a Libertarian Convention. - ER - 7/17/2018 4:33:29 PM
- Here's one scenario... - ER - 7/17/2018 12:08:09 PM

The president's treason today was a bridge too far for even Fox news... - RL - 7/16/2018 11:05:42 PM
- What I find amazing is how surprised these guys are over Trump's performance. - ER - 7/17/2018 12:43:35 AM
  - THIS-apparently- is what MAGA looks like... - RL - 7/17/2018 1:48:43 AM
    - McCain statement - RL - 7/17/2018 3:06:02 AM
  - I totally expected him to embarrass our country and side with Putin... - RL - 7/17/2018 1:06:55 AM
    - "It would have been out long ago." - RL - 7/17/2018 2:47:29 AM
- It will be interesting to see who- if anyone- resigns over this.... - RL - 7/17/2018 12:17:05 AM
  - Don't hold your breath. - ER - 7/17/2018 1:14:57 AM
- Latest Trump Tweet - RL - 7/16/2018 11:08:54 PM

MAGA hats made in China may cost more due to Trump's trade war... - RL - 7/15/2018 4:50:03 AM

Pentagon goes into 'damage control' mode to reassure NATO allies - RL - 7/15/2018 1:54:47 AM
- "I wonder if Trump supporters understand..." - mcfly - 7/15/2018 3:35:37 AM

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